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cascadiance

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80. I also got a new job at the end of January after being unemployed for a year.

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 04:43 PM

Mar 2012

Things are picking up.

Though the three jobs I was being interviewed for where I got this job were all contract jobs. So I'm hoping that over time that more of the jobs being offered soon also are the quality jobs and full time jobs, etc. with better pay too. It would be more of a sign then that this ramp up is permanent than a temporary surge.

In any case, more people getting good jobs, whatever they are, is a damn good thing.

2012 is quite different. I even got a call for a job on the Monday New Year's day holiday when things suddenly changed then after a previous year of a lot of inactivity.

Congrats to us both. I think especially in high tech things are looking up now.

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Well, today I became a statistic. [View all] tridim Mar 2012 OP

That's awesome. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #1

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Congratulations. TheWraith Mar 2012 #8

Great News man , so other than the great end-result , how did the 3rd interview go? n/t pkdu Mar 2012 #9

Totally informal. tridim Mar 2012 #24

Yay! Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #10

W00T!! HillWilliam Mar 2012 #11

Happy for you but my widowed daughter with two young girls just lost her good job. nanabugg Mar 2012 #12

Congratulations to you and I think a hopeful sign for the future.... Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #13

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Excellent! Hiring is moving forward, little by little. MineralMan Mar 2012 #21

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Give what you can to deserving charities and save the rest like there is no tomorrow. nt bluestate10 Mar 2012 #28

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Kansas City area tridim Mar 2012 #55

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congrats tridim! flamingdem Mar 2012 #51

Congratulations! Chellee Mar 2012 #52

Me too - IT for a start-up medical technology company with benefits and options slackmaster Mar 2012 #53

Yea! Go us! tridim Mar 2012 #54

Thanks for the kind words everyone. tridim Mar 2012 #56

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That's really great,tridim. lob1 Mar 2012 #60

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My husband is being offered his old job back! Neoma Mar 2012 #62

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YAY! BRAVO! roguevalley Mar 2012 #64

Good on ya! I have been a statistic for just over 4 months. Kennah Mar 2012 #65

way to go man BootinUp Mar 2012 #66

grats backwoodsbob Mar 2012 #67

I'm so happy for you! sellitman Mar 2012 #68

Congratulations, very very happy for you! :-D secondwind Mar 2012 #69

WOOT!! Wait Wut Mar 2012 #70

Woohoo! lonestarnot Mar 2012 #71

I hope so! hootinholler Mar 2012 #72

Send short custom cover letters (emails) too.. tridim Mar 2012 #73

have someone read over that resume and cover letter. make sure it is perfect Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #85

Congratulations! treestar Mar 2012 #74

That's mighty fine news! Now let's hope and pray thousands of others get the same news. Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #75

WOOT! ProgressiveATL Mar 2012 #76

Too Cool, congrats! rustydog Mar 2012 #77

Naw, you're just data. TheManInTheMac Mar 2012 #78

Yep...IT is picking back up. Rex Mar 2012 #79

IT was never down as much as the job market in general - A manager at Robert Half told me... slackmaster Mar 2012 #81

RHI at one time was knocking on my door Rex Mar 2012 #83

I'm getting daily calls from recruiting firms. That's new. tridim Mar 2012 #87

That is awesome news!! Rex Mar 2012 #88

And update your resume on CareerBuilder tridim Mar 2012 #90

Ha! I will have to dust that one off! Rex Mar 2012 #91

I also got a new job at the end of January after being unemployed for a year. cascadiance Mar 2012 #80

I took a bit of a pay cut, but nothing drastic. tridim Mar 2012 #89

Congratulations!!!! I'm SO happy for you! Belly up to the bar! Cheers! Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #82

darn you! I was afraid I was going to see bad news when I clicked on this link. lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #84

I'm glad you got out from up under. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #86

Congrats !! guitar man Mar 2012 #92